Re: Coding Problem

• Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 17:02:22 PST
• From:
  Pavel Curtis <pavel@parc.xerox.com>
• Cc: MOO-Cows@parc.xerox.com
• In-reply-to: "James Renken"'s message of "Thu, 28 Dec 1995 14:21:04 PST" <30e3185001bb002@gold.tc.umn.edu>

James Renken writes:
> How do I make the following code work?  Right now, it just gives me the
> "ERROR: Could not access text on object." every time.
> 
> otret = $string_utils:explode(args[1], "?")[1];
> otrargs = $string_utils:explode($string_utils:explode(args[1], "?")[2], ",");
> if ($object_utils:has_callable_verb(otret, "return_text"))
>   if (typeof(otrargs) != ERR)
>     otret:return_text(@otrargs);
>   else
>     otret:return_text();
>   endif
> else
>   notify(player, "ERROR: Could not access text on object.");
>   move(otret, otret.owner);
> endif

The call to $object_utils:has_callable_verb() will always fail because `otret'
is always a string (since it's part of the result of $string_utils:explode()).
Perhaps you should use toobj() on it.

	  Pavel

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